Marking device for umbrellas, &amp;c.



315,055 .A LPATENTEDLMI'MB,1906- 'c. WEAVER. MARKING DEVICE EUR UMBRELLAS, &q.

APPLICATION PIIED AUG. 10| 1905.

. 7" )1/6- aven" .To @ZZ-whom, it may concern.'

. "UNITEDv STATES cARrrER vv'fEAvER, 0F PIT'rsBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. MARKINGIDl-:vlcs `son UMBRELLAS. ac. i

Be it known that I, CARTTER WEAvER, a

- citizen of the UnitedStates, residing vat Pittsburg, in the county o f- Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, haveinventeda new'anduseful Im rovement in Markin Devices for Umbre las, &c., of which the following is a speci.- fication. v-

This invention relates to a marking device which is more particularly desi ned for use` Y -on umbrellas, canesnvhips, p enc1 s, fountainpens, fishing-rods, and similar articles for ldentifying the same and enabling the owner p which is ve to recover the same when lost.-

The'object of this invention is the production of a marking device of this 'character simple and inexpensive inconstruction, W 'ch- 1s sightly and -does not detract from the a pearance of the article to which it is applie and which is vso constructed that the same can be readily applied to or f removed from the article.

' markin In the accompanying drawings, Fi e l is a fragmentaryside view of an umbre a having its rod or stick provided with my improved device. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the s eet-holder and cover of one form of my improved "markin device,l the parts vbeing shown in the positlon which they occupy preparatory to being coupled. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the inscription-bearing sheet or strip which forms part of my markving device and Iwhich is adapted to receive a name, address, or other'inform'ation. Figs.

. stick or rod of an umbrella or .Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throu hout the several views.-

While 1n improve markingdevice is useful for mar g umbrellas, canes, whips, `fishing-rods,.fand similar. articles, the same is shown in the drawings as ap lied to the wood stick or steel rod c o an um rella adjacent to the handle A thereof. 'In this osition of the marking device the same `can e readily ob-v served, thereby tending to lead to the -restospecieat'iop of Letters Patent.- Applidtion mea August 10,1905. serial N0.- zvazs.

scented March-13, 1906.

[ration of the umbrella.l Furthermore, the U marking device when applied to this part of I the ,umbrella is neat 1n appearancev and strengthens-the same at the junction between the rod and handle. In its simplest form the marking device consists of an inscriptionsheet. B, which is intended-.to bear the name and address of the owner ofthe 'umbrella and other information and which is adapted Yto be held on the rod of 'the umbrella by a holdingr or retaining device of suitable construction.4

The inscri tion-sheet may be constructed of any suitallile pliable or flexible materialsuch as pa er, cloth, or berloid; but I prefer to use s eet-Celluloidl havingl a rough front or innerside and a smooth outer or rear side.

An inscription-sheet of this character permits of readily'writin thename,` address, 'and' other information y means of a pencil on the front rough or inner side of the sheet and also enables the sheetwhen wrapped with this side around the rod of the umbrella .to` tightly grip the same, while the .outer smooth side permits of convenientlyl applying the holding device thereto and removing the same therefrom. r:

The. means for holding or'retaining'the inscription-sheet on the rod of the umbrella consists, essentially, ofa holderC and a cover D. Each of these members is constructed ofspring sheet metal in theform of a vse mental s eeve,

clasp,for clip which is `more t an halfV a circle in cross-section, leavin a longitudinal ,slot or opening on one si e thereof .between its longitudmal edges. The circumsoniewhat greater than the corres ending -ferential or peripheral length of the holder is length of the cover, whereby the widt of the I slot or side openin of the holder is less than` that of the cover, -t ereby permitting the longitudinal edges of thecover to straddle the slot of the holder and enabling the be more readily coupledin assemb same.

In applyin my improved marking device to an umbrella't e inscription-bearing sheet is first wrapped around the stick or rod of the umbrella next to the handle thereof with'the inscription thereon facing inwardly. The inscriptlon-sheet is preferably of such length parts to ing the v.that itl will wind `more than once around the Y umbrella-rod, as represented in Fig. 4, the number of turns of the sheet about the rod After the ICO This action of the holder is obtained by constructing the same of such diameter that the same fits snugly around the outer s lde of the inscription-sheet when the same 1s held upon' the umbrella-rod. After the holder has been thus applied ,to the inscription-sheet the cover is placed with its longitudinal edges against nal openmg,as s own in Fig. 2.

ybe no the holder on op osite sides of its longltudi- Then the cover is pressed laterally toward the holder and sheet inclosed thereby, causin the longitudinal edges of the cover, whic are beyond' the diameter orhalf-round thereof, to s read and contract in springing over the high parts of the holder. This spring action of the cover is obtained by making the same of substantially the same diameter as the holder, thereby'y causin these two parts to be reliably cou ld'and t e inscription-sheet to be completely closed, as shownin Fig. v6.'

The width of the inscription-sheet should eater and is preferably slightly less than t e length of the cover and holder, so that the sheet does'not project beyond the ends of these arts and is more reliably protected from t e weather.

Y cover are also preferably constructed of sheetbrass or similar material which is non-rustable, thereby insuring long life and a neat appearance ,of the markmg device.

In lorder to direct the attention of the finder ofthe umbrella'or other article bearing the marking device to the fact that an address is contained on the sheet within the inclosure thereof, one of the inclosing parts, preferably the cover, is provided on lts outer side wit the words Address inside or similar statement. Persons finding the lost umbrella can readily determine the owner -of' the same by pulling off the cover and holder successively or exposing the sheet, this being possible without any tools for this purpose. A

After the Celluloid scriptionsheet has been once curled around the umbrella-rod it tends to retain this shape, so that it stays in place more readily when the vsame is again aplied to the rod.

y so constructing the cover that lts longitudinal slot is wider than thatof the holder it is more convenient and easier to apply the e cover to the holder, as it enables the longitudinal edges of the cover to be kept in place against the holder on vop osite sides of its slot and then sprung over t e holder by slight pressure. This would not be possible if the slots ofthe holder and cover were of the same width, because the longitudinal edges of these two parts would be apt to engage with each which positively interlock these arts.

The holder andA other in assembling the parts, and thus interfere withthe springing of the parts one over the other. e

In order to guard against all possibility of accidental se aration of the cover and holder, it is desirable to supplement the frictioncoupling between these parts with -means For thispurpose -the cover and hol er are provided with parts which are adapted to be in- .terlocked, a suitable form of such interlocking means bein shown in Figs. 7 and 8 and constructed as ollows: e represents external ears or lugs which are stamped out of the `holder on opposite sides thereof and project with their free ends in a direction away from the longitudinal edge of the holder. Upon the opposite sidesA of the cover are formed inwardly-turned hooks f, the mouths of which open toward the lon tudinal ed es of the cover. U on assembl the hol er and cover when t us constructe the coveris first applied to the holder over the slot thereof wh1le the cover is out of lon 'tudinal register therewith and the hooks o the cover are transversel out of line with the lugs of the holder, as s own in Fig. 7. The cover is then sprung over the holder in the ,same manner as,

heretofore described with reference to the construction shown in Figs. 2 and 6. When the parts are in this position, the hooks of the mscription-s eet, the hooks of the cover will interlock with the lu of the holder, as shown Fig. 8, there y securely fastening these` parts together and preventing accidentaldisenga ement thereof by any side pressure ap hed thereto.

.If desire the cover may be connectedA with the holder by forming a hook g-on one side thereof and engaging the same with a hook h on the corresponding vside of the holder, while the outer side ofthe cover may be s rung over the corresponding side of the holdler and provided with a finger-piece i for `convenience in separating the cover from the holder, such a structure being shown in Fig. 9.

rtlhis improved marking device can be produced at very low cost. The same has no pronounced projections which are liable to catch on other parts, and the same can be attached to the sticks or rods of umbrellas after the handles have been applied thereto, thus enabling the same to be readily shifted from an old or worn-out umbrella to a new one, if desired.

I claim as my invention- 1. A device for marking articles having a c lindrical part, consisting of an inscriptions eet adapted to be applied to said, art, a segmental holder constructed to ho d said sheet on said part, anda segmental cover ap- IOC IOS

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' pliedolssidzloidefsefs-th opening inthe -sidethereof, substantia1lyassetforth.

2. 'A dence for markingy eet *adapted "to be ap segmental holderxwhichis more .thanA ha a clrcle in cross-section and which engages withv said sheet for holding the same on'sald cylindrical art, anda segmental cover which is more It an half la circle in rcrosssection and which' is applied to .Said holder across the ope int c side thereof .substantiallytas forth. ",'v

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' Segmente ha Vclyl'lindrical part',consist t eopening in theside thereof,.sub stantially l 'lengt of said holder being as set forth.

4. A device for marking articles having a cglindricalpart, consistin of an inscriptions eet adalpted to be apphed to said part, a segments. spring-holderwhich is` more than ha f'a circle 1n cross-section and engages said sheet, vand a segmental -spring-cover which is morethan half a clrcle 1n cross-'section` and is alpplied to said holder so as to extend across t e o erung inthe sidethereof, theperipheral of sald cover so as Ato permit of interlocking the holder-and cover by e agmg the longitudinal ledges of the cover with the holder on opposite sldes vof its side o that t e longitudinal edges of t eA cover spring gast` the diameter of the holder, substantla as set forth. 'V- l 5. A. evice for marking articleshaving aA cylindrical part, consisting of an inscriptionarticles having a lindrical part',`consisting an insription;- to sai 'part la .i

eater than that ning and thenl pressin the cover and ho der to ether so sheet adalptedtojbe `appliedv tosaid art, a

y.se'gmenta holder e aging with'fsaidjs eet,a segmentalcovenapp 'edtosaid holderso as to vextendacros's the 'opening'f-in the sidel theref vr6.l A device for marking' articles having a c lindrical part, consist' of an inscription- 4s eet ada ted-to be apphed to said part, a

se enta .spring-holder which is more than of 'andinterlo'ckmg" 'partsar'r'a Ae'djon-saidv hdlderland-cover, substantiallynagsset forth.

ha a `circle in vcross-section and` whichem es said sheet, a' se entaly s -cover .gvahglch is more than ha a circlepilnnclgoss-section and is sprung over said holder so as to extend across'the opening in the side thereof and' interlocking parts `arranged onsaid holder`and cover, substantially as' set forth. 6o'

7;. lA device for'marking articles having a cghndrical, part, consist' of an inscription; ys eet ada ted to be apphedto said part, a se enta springholder which is more than ha a circle in cross'- sectionand vwhich engages saidsheet, a se ental spring .cover which is `more than h a circle m: cross-section and isl sprung over said holder .so as to. l extend across the opening in the side thereof,

lu arra ed on-o osite sides ofsaid holder angdSV hooklsgarra 5d) A on-opposite sides of saidj vcover and adapted to co rate withsaid V lugs, s'aid holder and cover e' first springing the cover over the older'while these parts are lengthwise out of register and then moving the cover lengthwise into register with the. holder for interlocking its hooks with the lugs of the' holder, substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 8th day of August,-

' CARTTER WEAVER.

. MAY E. MQARTHUB.

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